MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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